Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-25
Luella Wins the 2,29 Class ut Salt
Lake, Defeating Carrie Bell,
Who Broke Badly.
Pete Schumacher Heard From About
the Wrestling Match With
PascOe.
Another Wrestling Match Arranged
Sheepshead Bay Races-The
Base Ball Record.
SALT LAKE RACES.

SALT LAKE, Utah, June 23.-(Special to
The Miner. THE third days races drew
out the largest crowd yet. Fully fifteen
hundred we're in attendance. The grounds
were lined with vehicles. The grand stand
vas filled with spectators. Weather was
warm and sultry. but the sun was under a
cloud most of the afternoon. The track
was in fine condition. Judges: David Webb,
Ex-Governor Murray, C. l.. Hanies, OF Salt
Lake; W. H. Raymond, Montana.
FIRST RACE.
2:29 class; mile heats, best three in i've;
purse, $500. Entries: Carrie Bell, b. M;
L. Morehouse, Butte. Lister, b. g.; w. H.
Tully, Denver. Luella, b. m; II. Hitch.
cock, Denver. Lister sold for choice in the
pools at $50, Carrie Bell $50, LuelJa 81.
First heat-Carrie Bell at the pole, Luella
second place and Lister outside. Carrie
Bell kept the lead at the start. Luella
broke badly on the first turn, but at the
half mile was length in front of Carrie
Bell, Lister running. Luel!a kept the lead
to the back stretch, when Carrie Bell gave
her close chase and would have overtaken
her at the furlong had it not been for bad
breaking. Luell:. won in 2:29A, Carrie Bell
second, Lister distanced for running.
Second heat-Carrie Bell sold a favorite
at $50, Luella $11. A good start was
effected, but Carrie Bell had hardly passed
the grand stand before she flew from her
feet again, and at the quarter pole Luella
nho Rokxu I,o1
and three-quarter pole Carrie Bell again
made break. On the back stretch the
Butte horse again made a fine squirt, but
LuelIa had too much leeway and passed
under the wire an easy winner in 2:34h.
Third heat-Luella sold first choice at
$25, Carrie Bell $50. LueIla had walk
over in this heat. Carrie Bell made some
more bad breaks, and Luella came in an
easy winner in 2:31. Summary:
Carrie ........".....................2 2
Lueila 1
Lister distanced.
Time-2:29A, 2:34hz, 2:31.
SECOND RACE.
Pacing, free.for-all, mile heats, three in
ive; purse $500 with 500 for the horse
making 2:1z or better. Entries: l.. G. Lee.
H. Hitchcock, Denve ver, Cot, Billy Bunker.
W. H. Tulley, Denver; Honesty, J. w. Hal
leck of Iowa. Lee sold the favorite at $50
to SIG on the field. Honesty got the pole,
L. c. Lee second, Billy Bunker outside.
They got good sendoff, Honesty leading
to the one-eighth pole when L. c. Lee
cleared the gap and made a magnificent
race to the quarter pole. After passing
the quarter, Lee suddenly went all to
pieces and allowed Billy Bunker to take
second place. Honesty was in the lead and
it looked for a moment or two as though
Lee would be distanced. He pulled up,
however, and came in six or eight lengths
behind Honesty and four or five behind
Billy Bunker. Time, 1924.
Second heat-Lee still sold favorite
at $40 to field SIG. Honesty held the
pole with Billy Bunker second as
far as the one-eighth pole. At the quarter
pole Lee took second place, and at the
three.quarter he overlook Honesty. Hon
esty broke while turning into the home
stretch and Lee came flying in in magnif'
cent form, passing the stand in 2:21k, Hon
esty second, Billy Bunker third.
Third heat-Lee sold $25 to Sc. Hon.
esty left his feet again just before reaching
the quarter pole, giving Billy Bunker the
place following Lee. At the three-quarte'
pole it WAS close race between
the three. but Honesty soon fell back Civ
ing Lee the heat in 2:26, Billy Bunker
second. Honesty third.
Fourth,heat-Pract ctically this was a walk
over for L. c. Lee, who finished in 2:21h
The contest for second money betweer
Honesty AMI Billy Bunker was quite ex
citing, but Honesty got there by neck
Summary:
Honesty. 2 3
IL. C. Lee. ......................31 l 1
Billy Bunker 8 z
Time, 2:24, 2:21h, 1926, 2:21h.